Re: THE WIN

[Vinny Natale <vnatale@map.com>]

Did all notice when Antoine came to put his arms around Pierce after Pierce
made the tip-in on the missed free throw?

Vinny



At 10:27 PM 2/6/99 -0500, Dorine wrote:
>No, it was not a great game.  It was a gutsy game and we won it, which is
>what counts.  Pierce is the real deal - what a rookie.  We really lucked out
>there.  Riley did a very good job for being out of shape and all.  What more
>can you say about Bowen?  Pitino calls him our best defender, and you can
>take that to the bank.  I have missed seeing him play, he was out so long at
>the end of last year.  He's a joy to watch - they just can't shake him.  I
>was a little upset with Anderson - he kept losing the dribble.  He needs
>conditioning, that's for certain, I didn't think he looked as good as he did
>in the first part of last night's game, but we all know what he can do, so
>he just had a bad night.  Barros didn't have a great night, either, in any
>respect that I could see.
>
>So far I'm impressed with the changes in Antoine.  He seems to be playing
>within the team, not trying to do everything and take every shot. He seems
>genuinly to admire the rookie, Pierce - looks like one of his greatest fans.
>Also, there's no showing off and he seems to be respectful of the
>officials - when he questions anything he does just that - if he keeps this
>up I might learn to like him rather than just appreciate his talents.
>
>This was a good win against a team that also lost last night, and needed a
>win as much as the Celtics did.  The last half was very entertaining and
>very close - it was one of those down to the wire games, and though it
>wasn't pretty, the last half was one you couldn't bear to miss a minute of.
>
>Dorine
>